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Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

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From the Norman Invasion to the War of Independence, the Great Famine to the Troubles, the Irish History Podcast takes you on a journey through the most fascinating stories in Ireland's past. Whether it’s the siege of Dublin in 1171 or gun battles in the 1920s, the podcast vividly recreates a sense of time and place. Each episode is meticulously researched, creating character-driven narratives that are engaging and accessible for all.Since the first episode was released back in 2010, the podcast...

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Episodes (479)

The Golden Age of Irish Smuggling

Irish History Podcast

Sep 9, 202628:35pending

Why Did Nazi Germany Bomb an Irish Village in 1940?

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Aug 26, 202640:52pending

The Sinking of the Lusitania

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Aug 19, 20261:02:40pending

Ireland’s Shipwrecks: History from the Depths

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Aug 12, 202655:15pending

Broken Promises: Why Irish Independence Failed the Irish Language

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Jul 29, 202643:40pending

Progress at Any Cost? The Dark History Behind Ireland’s Electrification

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Jul 22, 202633:25pending

Hitler’s Irish Relatives: The Strange True Story

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Jul 15, 202620:23pending

Living on the Wrong Side of History: My Family Secrets

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Jul 8, 202638:26pending

The Irish Crown Jewels Robbery: Ireland’s Crime of the Century?

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Jun 24, 202647:22pending

From White Settlers to Fascists: The IRA’s Troubling Allies

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Jun 19, 202639:23pending

The Battle for Liverpool and New York: The Irish Revolution in the Atlantic Worl...

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Jun 12, 202639:00pending

Ogham: The Mystery of Ireland’s Oldest Writing

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Jun 10, 202636:31pending

Taking the War to England: The IRA in Britain

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Jun 5, 202633:57pending

A Conspiracy of Fear & Silence: The Maamtrasna Murders

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Jun 3, 20261:00:09pending

Daily Life in the Middle Ages: Worse Than You Think [Listener Favourite]

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May 27, 202638:49pending

Dublin Port Has Seen It All: 1,200 Years of History.

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May 20, 202645:49pending

Solidarity, Suspicion and Conspiracy: Jews and the Irish Revolution

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May 15, 202628:36pending

Drogheda & Beyond: The Terrifying Reality of Siege Warfare in Ireland

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May 13, 202644:19pending

Forgotten Allies: How Egypt and India Supported the Irish Revolution

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May 1, 202632:05failed

Operation Green: Hitler's Plan for Ireland

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Apr 29, 202638:48failed

Divided Loyalties: The Irish Who Fought for Britain

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Apr 24, 202629:31failed

The Irish Language: Why Ireland Became English-Speaking

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Apr 22, 202635:49failed

A White Mans Nation? The Irish Revolution & Black Radicals

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Apr 17, 202634:27completed

From the Banshee to Burial: The Strange History of Irish Funerals

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Apr 15, 202631:07failed

Comrades in Arms? The IRA and Soviet Russia

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Apr 3, 202627:35failed

Hidden Lives: The Gay Community in Post-Independence Ireland

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Apr 1, 202636:31failed

The IRA & the Battle for America

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Mar 27, 202637:58completed

Did Neutrality Save Ireland? Daily Life in Wartime Ireland

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Mar 25, 202641:07failed

The Smugglers & Gun Runners: Who armed the IRA?

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Mar 20, 202629:58failed

Brothers in Pain: New Series Preview

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Mar 18, 202613:37failed

St. Patrick's Day Parades: Tradition or American Invention?

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Mar 11, 202648:51failed

Éamon de Valera: Visionary or Victorian?

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Mar 4, 202650:38pending

The Irish in America's Indian Wars: A Dark History

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Feb 25, 202650:58pending

Wild Animals and Public Entertainment in Georgian Ireland

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Feb 18, 202628:54pending

Why Didn't the Romans Invade Ireland?

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Feb 11, 202655:48pending

The Ulster Special Constabulary - A Troubled History

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Feb 4, 202645:12pending

The Mystery of St Brigid

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Jan 28, 202628:43pending

Daily Life in a Medieval Irish Castle: What was it really like?

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Jan 21, 202640:56pending

The Secret Sex Lives of our Ancestors

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Dec 17, 202545:06pending

Railway of Death: The Irishman Who Survived Japanese Prison Camp in World War II

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Dec 10, 202540:34pending

The Battle of Vinegar Hill: The Last Stand of the 1798 Rebellion?

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Nov 26, 20251:03:06pending

The Battle of New Ross and the Scullabogue Massacre. Irish History’s Darkest Day...

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Nov 19, 202549:32pending

Liberty or Death: The South Falls to the Rebels

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Nov 12, 202549:43pending

Broken Silence: The Murder of Mary Doherty

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Nov 5, 202540:00pending

The 1798 Rebellion Begins: Plots, Spies, and Informers

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Oct 29, 202544:20pending

Hugh O’Flaherty & The Vatican Escape Line in World War II

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Oct 23, 20251:12:29pending

The French Invasion: Ireland’s Year of Terror?

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Oct 21, 202539:18pending

The Jackson Spy Affair: The Downfall of the Society of United Irishmen

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Oct 15, 202538:50pending

Airbrushed from History: The Great Hunger in Dublin

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Oct 8, 202532:00pending

The French Revolution & the Society of United Irishmen

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Oct 1, 202544:30pending
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